Slovak President Zuzana CaputovaPRAGUE, Feb 9Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova on Wednesday evening ratified the agreement on military cooperation between Slovakia and the United States, the press secretary of the head of the republic, Martin Strizhynets, told reporters. said the press secretary, whose speech was broadcast by Slovak TV. Earlier on Wednesday, deputies of the National Council (parliament) of the republic approved an agreement with the United States, 79 deputies representing the parties of the ruling coalition voted for this decision, 60 deputies from opposition parties voted against. One deputy abstained, it was the speaker of parliament, Boris Kollar. The prosecutor general of the republic, Maros Zilinka, found 35 inconsistencies with the Slovak legislation in the document. On Tuesday, he said that the agreement with the United States would lead to a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Slovakia, which transfers part of its rights to another state, and recommended that deputies reject the agreement.
NATO exercises will be held in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, media reportedThe leaders of the opposition parties announced their intention to immediately begin collecting signatures from fellow citizens for holding a referendum, which would include two topics: holding early parliamentary elections and the rejection of an agreement on military cooperation with the United States.According to the conducted in late January public poll, 64% of those surveyed do not agree with the possible deployment of US troops in Slovakia, while 51% of respondents rejected the military agreement with the United States. 32% of respondents expressed their agreement with him. The bilateral agreement between Bratislava and Washington, which was previously approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic, will allow the American side to use the Malacky-Kuhinya military airfields in the east of the republic and Sliach in its central part for free. The agreement must be valid for 10 years with the possibility of subsequent extension or withdrawal. The document provides for the allocation by the American side of $100 million for the modernization of the defense infrastructure of Slovakia.
